By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 5:27 PM
The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners will be be holding a public meeting on the southside tonight in the Word of Life Lutheran School gymnasium, 6535 Eichelberger, at 7:00 p.m.
"I think this is a perfect opportunity to hear how the residents of St. Louis feel about civilian residency," said Chris Goodson, president of the police board, in a press release sent to media today.
"It gives citizens who work during the day the opportunity to attend a board meeting and to voice their concerns to the body that represents them,” said Goodson.
A district spokesperson said the board will also hold its July and August monthly meetings away from its usual location of the downtown police headquarters. No dates and locations for those meetings yet.
2 Comments:
I attended the meeting this evening, and Chris Goodson was wrong when he said that it was a good way to learn what the public feels about civilian residency. The "public" was allowed to speak, but the room was stacked with police employees who applauded one another and boo'd anyone who disagreed with them, as members of our police force stood by and watched.
I'm betting the Police Board will have more meetings with the same civilian police employees speaking at each one and intimidating anyone who disagrees. Then the Board will vote to end residency altogether, satisfied that they have traveled all over the city, heard from "the people" and given them what they want.
Translation: Matt Blunt (who appoints Police Board members) got the police endorsement by promising to end residency. This isn't listening to the people. It's just simple political pay back time.
6/21/2006 10:11 PM
As pointed out at ACC, there were automated calls made by Chris Goodson via GOP firm Survey St. Louis to encourage turnout at the southwest city dog and pony show. Great way to spend taxpayer money.
And now Blunt controls the police salaries. Bill signed into law removes legislative control and gives it to Police Board. Now SLPOA only has to concentrate on the governor's race.
It's hardly progress. Not even remotely close to returning local control. It remains a violation of State law for a City elected official or employee to not bend over for the Police Board.
6/22/2006 1:48 PM
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